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Title

  • A map of the western parts of the colony of Virginia

Names

  • Gibson, J. (John), active 1750-1792
  • Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater Noster Row, [1754]

Headings

  • -  Virginia--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Virginia

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Shows forts, trails, waterfalls, general locations of Native American tribes.
  • -  Covers from Lake Ontario southwest to the New River.
  • -  Relief shown by contours and pictorially.
  • -  Prime meridian: Ferro.
  • -  From The London Magazine or Gentleman's Intelligencer (June, 1754), vol. 23.
  • -  In pencil in lower left margin: 35.
  • -  Includes distances between some settlements.
  • -  Library of Congress. Maps and charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789, 1426

Medium

  • 1 map ; 19 x 12 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3880 1754 .M3
  • G3880 1754 .M3 Copy 2. Detached with margins tattered, minor losses, darkened, and conserved in mylar.
  • G3880 1754 .M3 Copy 3. Handwritten in lower right margin: 470284, F8, 35. Conserved in mylar and mounted on cloth.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2013593293

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gibson, J. , Active, and R Baldwin. A map of the western parts of the colony of Virginia. [London: Printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater Noster Row, 1754] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2013593293/.

APA citation style:

Gibson, J. & Baldwin, R. (1754) A map of the western parts of the colony of Virginia. [London: Printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater Noster Row] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2013593293/.

MLA citation style:

Gibson, J. , Active, and R Baldwin. A map of the western parts of the colony of Virginia. [London: Printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater Noster Row, 1754] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2013593293/>.